{"product_id":"house-mother-normal-paperback","title":"House Mother Normal - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eB. S. Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHouse Mother Normal\u003c\/em\u003e, subtitled \"A Geriatric Comedy,\" is the English writer B. S. Johnson's fifth novel. Unusual in both its subject and structure, this novel is a remarkable study of old age, stripped of sentimentality and spiked with bizarre language and perceptions. Made up of eight monologues describing a single day at a nursing home, \u003cem\u003eHouse Mother Normal\u003c\/em\u003e explores the failing minds of the elderly with precision, humor, and unflagging compassion, and Johnson achieves, with inventiveness and escalating absurdity, a vivid multidimensional effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757726302496,"sku":"9780811222143","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b17ef1edcc6e1ffb776100cebc038645.webp?v=1780110190","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/house-mother-normal-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}